Mundra Port operations resume after 13-day empty container yard strike

Empty container yard operations at Mundra Port have resumed after operators called off a 13-day strike that disrupted container movements at India’s largest commercial port. According to Indian media reports, the Mundra Empty Container Yards & Allied Services Provider Association (MECYASA) informed stakeholders that operations would resume following negotiations involving industry stakeholders and government officials. Operations reportedly restarted on 10 September, bringing an end to a dispute that had affected empty container movements since late August. Strike disrupted empty container movements The dispute followed changes to the handling of empty containers at Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone. External empty container yard operators suspended services from 28 August after Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) moved to restrict empty container nominations to designated facilities within the port SEZ.